Pfc. Leigh Matchison, of Fort Thomas, Ky., talks to some Iraqi children during a foot patrol, June 13, along a major highway in the 9 Nissan District of eastern Baghdad. Paratroopers assigned to the Military Police Platoon, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, conducted the clearance operation on the frequently traveled highway in Baghdad to ensure the area was free from improvised explosive devices or any suspicious activity. Military Police paratroopers patrol along main Baghdad highway 179503

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